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The NFL has worked hard this season to ensure that the media understands the specific dynamics of the appeal process for in-game violations. With plenty of players and reporters and others criticizing the league’s review procedures by claiming that the same people who issue the punishment are the ones who determine whether to uphold it,…

MDS pointed out earlier today that Steelers safety Troy Polamalu won the appeal of his $ 10,000 fine for telling his wife via cell phone that, despite leaving a game with “concussion-like symptoms,” he was fine. The good news is that the ruling demonstrates to folks like Polamalu, who previously bashed the appeal system, that it’s…